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50 Soʻm
| Issuer | Uzbekiston Davlat Banki (State Bank of Uzbekistan) |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Size | 144 × 69 mm |
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| Obverse description | The state emblem of Uzbekistan, rendered in pink intaglio, occupies the left portion of the note against a tricolor guilloche underprint of cream, pale blue, and light grey horizontal bands. To the right, the large numeral '50' is set within a fine-line guilloche background, with the Cyrillic inscription 'СЎМ' and the issuing authority legend below, flanked at the far right by a decorative rosette bearing the numeral '50'. A two-prefix serial number is printed in black at the lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | ЎЗБЕКИСТОН 50 СЎМ ЎЗБЕКИСТОН ДАВЛАТ БАНКИ 1992 |
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Uzbekistan's first banknote series, issued in 1992 following independence from the Soviet Union, was a transitional currency in the literal sense — the so'm did not yet exist as a permanent unit, and these notes circulated alongside Soviet ruble remnants while the new monetary system was being assembled. The 1992 series was printed before the definitive som coinage and higher-denomination notes could be organized, making it a stopgap in the truest meaning.
The watermark security on this series is notably rudimentary by international standards of the period, reflecting the practical constraints of commissioning currency on short notice from available printing facilities.